As I walked by my bedroom, I noticed my mother doing something that made me stop and stare. With fingers strategically place on her forehead and cheeks, she tugged at the sagging skin as she examined her reflection in the mirror. In my sixteen-year-old mind, I thought, How strange. …

“Crap, how do I pay all these bills this month,” I cried out loud, looking at my dwindling checkbook. A recent real estate deal I was working on wouldn’t close for another month, and my stocks had taken a horrific hit because of the mess our country, our world, was…

With the dramatic flair of a matador preparing to tease a raging bull, my twenty-year-old eyes gave a come-hither look as I waved my pink poodle skirt wildly. It was an evening I’d never forget. In 1972, I spread my theatrical wings in the musical Mame at the University of…

This is a shoutout to all those who helped raise me In the early 1980s, my pediatrician urged my then-husband and me to never allow our children into our bed at night. It was deemed physically and emotionally unhealthy for all parties concerned. But as a woman who rarely did…

After decades of blissful retirement, I revived a career I’d left behind thirty years prior. It was 2011 and I was rekindling my role as a DSS, derriere sanitation specialist. In other words, I was back to changing diapers once again. …

Watching the 2022 Academy Awards, an event I look forward to every year, I was once again overwhelmed by the glitz and glamour of the fashions worn by both men and women alike. Sipping my glass of Cabernet, I was happy to know I still recognized most of the presenters…